Louisiana debates new law mandating Ten Commandments display in schools by 2025; ACLU of Louisiana plans legal challenge.

CNN contributors Scott Jennings and James Carville debated Louisiana's new law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms by 2025. The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana plans to file a legal challenge, arguing it violates the US Supreme Court precedent and First Amendment. Carville criticized the law as "book burning," while Jennings defended the Ten Commandments as fundamental Western values and denied being a "book burner."

June 20, 2024
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